Flight Returns to Ky.; Smoke in Cockpit

A Delta Connection flight made an emergency landing at the Louisville airport shortly after takeoff Tuesday after a flight attendant saw smoke inside the plane and smoke detector went off in a lavatory, officials said.

There were no reported injuries aboard the flight, which had 49 passengers plus crew, said Trish Burke, a spokeswoman for the Louisville Regional Airport Authority.

"It immediately returned to the field, landed safely, the passengers were safely evacuated," Burke said.